Thursday, November 02, 2006

Stem Cells to Repair Muscles- Still Another Scientific Advance from Italy

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Remarkable!!!    Italians took stem cells from adult animals, "trained them," and injected them into damaged muscles,

"repairing" them.

 

 

ITALIANS IN STEM-CELL ADVANCE

 

Adult cells used to repair muscles

 

ANSA- Rome

November 2, 2006 

 

Italian researchers have shown that adult stem cells can be used to repair muscles .

The team from Milan's Cattolica University believe their new technique holds out hope of new treatments for degenerative muscle diseases as well as lesions to muscle fibre .

Researchers led by Roberta Morosetti and Massimiliano Mirabella took stem cells from adult animals, "trained them," and injected them into damaged muscles, with encouraging results .

The technique, which is illustrated in the latest edition of the prestigious US journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is seen as particularly hopeful because it eliminates the risk of rejection .

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english/news/2006-11-02_1026199.html

 

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